The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) Episcopal Commission on Youth has encouraged dioceses across the country to send representatives to the National Youth Day (NYD), which is scheduled for June 10 to 14, 2025.
The meeting discussed the challenges and barriers to welcoming, protecting, promoting, and integrating migrants within the church and mainstreaming them into society at large.
“Everything belongs, everything is for the Lord, everyone is involved, everywhere is for the mission. This is our synodal Church, the Church walking together,” said Bishop Moises Magpantay Cuevas, during his installation as bishop.
The Vatican has approved the petition of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on the establishment of the Permanent Diaconate in the Philippines.
Participants vowed to eliminate single-use plastics, adopt energy-efficient practices, support and engage in city ecosystem restoration, and serve as sustainability ambassadors in our school and community after the event.
An Asian bishop said that “triple dialogue,” which revolves around religions, cultures, and the poor, is the “lifeblood” of the Catholic Church in Malaysia.
This transformative event features top-notch resource persons who share Caritas Philippines’ collective vision of enhancing and strengthening the processes, services, advocacies, and accountability mechanisms within the country’s Catholic dioceses.
No less than 950,000 Marian devotees joined the Traslacion in Naga, a city in the province of Camarines Sur about 400 kilometers south of Manila, the Philippines' capital.
"I am so grateful to many faithful who decided to dedicate themselves as catechists in the Archdiocese of Tokyo," said Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, SVD.
The consultation is to articulate the attributes, criteria, and cultural expressions of synodal formation in Asia and formulate plans of action for implementing synodal formation in the various ministries of the Church in Asia.
Our commitment to research would support the Commission on Higher Education's goal of promoting research in higher education. "Our Basic Education Department introduces high school students to research," said Fr. Renato Aguilay Tampol, SVD.
Priests from the eight dioceses that are under the ecclesiastical jurisdictions of the Bicol region will gather again under the mantle of the Blessed Mother of Peñafrancia who is the patron of Bicolandia.
The International Union of Superiors General (UISG) is set to organize the event "Conversations on the Synod: Overview and Opportunities," which will be held online and in person on September 14 in Rome.
Prelate said, "The society faces many challenges, but it is important to remember that the Blessed Mother was born according to God's will and that every human life has a purpose in the world."
Swiss "development figure" and Divine Word Missionary (SVD) Father Anton Ernst Waser died in Manggarai, Flores, Indonesia, after 46 years at the age of 94.
